LOS ANGELES, California Members of the Screen Actors Guild overwhelmingly voted to approve a new two-year contract with studios and producers, the union announced Tuesday.
Alan Rosenberg, national president of SAG, calls(…)

Hollywood actors agree pay deal
The main US actors’ union has agreed a deal with the major Hollywood studios after a year of acrimonious pay talks which almost led to strike action.Members of the(…)

The power of music and the power of politics met Tuesday, with a hip-hop mogul and one of the most prominent leaders in Congress joining their considerable forces to spotlight issues facing(…)

LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaElizabeth Taylor went to the Hollywood Bowl to hear Andrea Bocelli in concert, the first night out in months for the big-screen legend.
Elizabeth Taylor went to see Andrea Bocelli(…)

WASHINGTONThirty-five years after the man known to a generation of television viewers as Inspector Lewis Erskine ended his run as star of “The FBI,” he finally became a special agent and got(…)

LOS ANGELES, California”American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert confirmed publicly what he assumed everyone already knew: He is gay.
Adam Lambert talks about his sexuality and his “Idol” experience in the new Rolling(…)

Terminator blasts to top of chart
Terminator Salvation has blasted its way to the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart, grossing nearly 7m in its first three days.The fourth film in(…)

NEW YORKIt is the awards show where techies are greeted like rock stars.
Seth Meyers of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” hosts the 13th annual Webby Awards on Monday night in New York.(…)

Depeche Mode restart world tour
Depeche Mode have resumed their world tour in Germany following singer Dave Gahan’s surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his bladder last month.Gahan thanked fans in Leipzig for(…)

Chef Ramsay angers Australian PM
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has criticised TV star Gordon Ramsay after the chef made insulting remarks about TV host Tracy Grimshaw.Ramsay, who appeared on Grimshaw’s TV show on(…)

The great director Alfred Hitchcock used to describe the distinction between surprise and suspense in terms of a bomb placed underneath a table.
A bomb specialist (Jeremy Renner) finds more than he(…)

A job spec for the new Margaret Mountford
By Tom Geoghegan
BBC News Magazine
The big news from the final of TV’s The Apprentice was not who was joining Sir Alan Sugar’s team, but who was(…)

Mika pens ‘teenage’ second album
Interview by Newsbeat presenter Tulip Mazumdar
Mika has described his forthcoming second album as a collection of songs “dealing with his adolescent teenage years”.The as-yet-untitled follow-up to his 2007 debut,(…)

Why Setanta Sports is in trouble
By Bill Wilson
Business reporter, BBC News
Two decades ago sports broadcaster Setanta started life in an Irish dance hall in west London, showing the Republic of Ireland’s 1990 World(…)

Rapper DMX escapes jail sentence
Rapper DMX has been sentenced to 18 months probation after pleading guilty to attempted aggravated assault while he was in an Arizona jail.The authorities said he threw a food(…)

Browne is new Children’s Laureate
Author and illustrator Anthony Browne is the new Children’s Laureate, it has been announced.Browne, whose books include Gorilla, Zoo and the Willy series of adventures, takes over from poet(…)

US musician Rankin dies aged 69
US singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin has died of complications relating to lung cancer, his record company has announced. He was 69.The musician first gained acclaim as one of the(…)

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Coldplay extend Wembley support
Girls Aloud and hip-hop star Jay-Z will now appear at both of Coldplay’s Wembley Stadium tour dates in September, it has been announced.The acts had previously only been booked to(…)

Madonna and Guy painting is sold
A painting by Peter Howson depicting pop star Madonna in the nude with former husband Guy Ritchie has been purchased by an anonymous buyer.The Glasgow artist produced(…)

Neeson ‘in talks for A-Team film’
Actor Liam Neeson is in talks to star in the big-screen version of classic TV show The A-Team, according to reports.The 57-year-old is in negotiations to star as(…)

Hangover’s takings push Up down
Confirmed figures show new comedy The Hangover outperformed Pixar’s Up at the North American box office this weekend.The figures contradict earlier studio estimates that put the animated film narrowly(…)

Black Eyed Peas come to an END?
By Mark Savage
BBC News entertainment reporter
It’s the first day of the recent mini-heatwave. Outside the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, fans who have been queuing to see the(…)

Student recruits Mamma Mia star
An Edinburgh student has managed to recruit a star of the hit movie Mamma Mia for his graduation film.Edinburgh Napier University student Daniel Taylor told BBC Scotland that “out(…)

Search for music festival venue
Music festival organisers in Cornwall have been trying to find a new venue after their licence was withdrawn.Beach Break Live was expected to welcome up to 10,000 students at(…)